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University of California Berkeley Job Location: California Date Created: 03/03/2025

Position overview

Position title: Associate Librarian-Librarian, Career Status or Potential Career Status

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and salary point at appointment. A reasonable estimate for this position is $77,631-$98,667.

Anticipated start: As early as April 2025. Start date is flexible.

Position duration: This is a full-time potential career appointment.

Application Window

Open date: February 22, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, Mar 8, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date: Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

The University of California, Berkeley is seeking a collaborative, creative, and service-oriented Architecture & Design Librarian to join the Social Sciences Division. The division supports world-class teaching and research in the social sciences, providing innovative collection development and other user-focused services including data and information literacy, course-based instruction, and research support.

The Environment

The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at the nation’s premier public university. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 33,070 undergraduate students, 12,812 graduate students, and 1,525 faculty. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries, including the Doe Library, the Moffitt Library, The Bancroft Library, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, and numerous subject specialty libraries. With a collection of more than 12 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive resources in all formats and robust services to connect users with the collections and build their research skills.

The Library’s Social Sciences Division is comprised of librarians, library career staff, and student library employees who together support the teaching and research needs of students and faculty in twelve social science departments within the College of Letters & Science, six professional schools, three International and Area Studies programs, and an array of Organized Research Units. The division oversees three subject specialty libraries: the Business Library, the Environmental Design Library, and the Social Research Library.

Responsibilities

The Architecture & Design Librarian reports to the head of the Library’s Social Sciences Division. Librarians in the Social Sciences Division establish strong relationships with faculty and students; conduct analysis and assessment of user needs; create collections of digital, print, and data resources; provide virtual and in-person research consultations; offer customized in-person and remote instruction; develop instructional materials in a variety of formats; and promote library resources and services to support Berkeley’s teaching and research.

The Architecture & Design Librarian serves as the liaison to the College of Environmental Design – providing collections and research support for a diverse group of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and practitioners studying all aspects of the built environment in areas such as architecture, city and regional planning, landscape architecture, sustainable design, and urban studies, as well as real estate and construction. Research in these areas at UC Berkeley is highly interdisciplinary and incorporates social, political, economic, and cultural contexts.

The incumbent collaborates with colleagues to provide support related to data, digital scholarship, digital and information literacy, GIS, and scholarly communications.

The Architecture & Design Librarian actively builds, manages, and makes accessible collections housed in, and related to, the Environmental Design Library that meet the research and learning needs of the campus community; utilize critical and post-colonial collection practices; and align with the Library’s commitment to shared print and digitization. This collection primarily includes monographs and serials acquired through approval plans and vendors, as well as data sets and special collections, such as primary sources related to California and the Bay Area. Collection management includes identifying items for the Library’s shared print and preservation initiatives including shelving off-site at the Northern Regional Library Facility; reviewing donations; proposing digitization projects; and making deselection decisions. Additionally, this librarian may contribute to the broader guidance of the Social Sciences Division’s collection strategies, policies, and projects.

As the Library continues to evolve and improve its own spaces, the person in this position will have the opportunity to bring expertise about sustainability, accessibility, and inclusive design to shape the working and learning environment for the Library and our users.

UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance, and work effectively in a shared decision-making environment. Advancement is partially based upon professional contributions beyond the primary assignment; the successful candidate will show evidence or promise of such contributions to the Library, campus, UC System, and profession.

The UC Berkeley Library is committed to supporting and encouraging a multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Advanced degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

Advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution program or equivalent degree.
• Advanced knowledge of fields and issues related to the built environment.
• Experience with collection development such as managing collection funds, selecting or deselecting titles, using vendor systems, and/or working with vendor representatives.
• Experience providing reference and instructional services in an academic library.
• Familiarity with social science research methods and related tools and concepts.
• Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative data.
• Experience providing highly responsive public service in a library.
• Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders in an academic environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging with an ability to work effectively with diverse staff in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated analytical, presentation, and communication skills.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement on Contributions to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging – Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in research, teaching, and service, including information about your record of activities to date, and plans for contributing if hired at UC Berkeley.

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://apptrkr.com/6029658

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.